Blame no one. Expect nothing. Do something.
BILL PARCELLSThe quarterback is in charge of the chuck wagon. He’s handing it out here and there, but he can’t just throw it out there indiscriminately or the wolves will get him.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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I think there are a lot of good people, a lot of good football guys in the NFL.
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Success is never final, but failure can be.
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I spent a lot of time with my teams, especially in the East Coast teams, talking about dealing with the elements a lot of time, and a lot of instruction about field position and those kind of things. I like that variable.
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I have a house in Saratoga Springs.
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I was fighting every windmill, especially when I was in college.
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If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s a quarterback who thinks playing quarterback is just about passing.
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I have always felt like you really don’t have a genuine confidence unless you demonstrate the ability to do something. You can talk about it, but you have to demonstrate it.
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I’m trying to keep my own house from burning down. I can’t worry about someone else’s house.
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I’ve been around enough to know what it takes to get a team to reach its potential, and I want players who want to reach their potential.
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Look, when you are starting to put something together, you want the pudding to come out good. You’re trying to put in the right ingredients.
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Creatures of similar plumages habitually congregate in places of closest proximity.
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If you have fun, fine. It’s not all life and death.
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The thing I really look for in this business is there are guys who are into football and there are guys who are in the profession for other reasons.
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I don’t like celebrity quarterbacks. We don’t need those. We need battlefield commanders.
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Confidence is only born out of one thing demonstrated ability. It is not born of anything else. You cannot dream up confidence. You cannot fabricate it. You cannot wish it. You have to accomplish it.
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